Unison Flatter than each Individual string?

[Susan Kline]

At 08:02 PM 8/19/2002 -0400, Tom wrote:
>As far as the single mute technique of tuning is concerned, it does yield
>better results. It also forces you to be much more critical with your
>unisons when they become focal points throughout the temperament.


This is getting intriguing. Ted Sambell talked about taking one month
per year to tune without the strip, as a way remember how to keep
unisons really tight and stable, but I've never tried it in a
methodical way. I feel that the strip gives good service in pitch
raises, when multiple passes are involved. I only strip the middle
section, and as I rob felt from the end, the strip gets shorter and
shorter, till it's only about an octave and a half long. I thought
this was a bad thing, but maybe not.

Thanks for the good posts, Tom and David.

Susan